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• Share your news with HTF March 24, 2023
  SIDE LAKE/OUTDOOR INTERACTIVE ADVENTURE: Get better acquainted with your local forest. Join the Tree Society McCarthy Beach Chapter for a free outdoor adventure this weekend. Side Lake resident Margo Gray is an artist fellow with Upstream, a nonprofit whose mission is to connect Minnesotans with natural places. For her fellowship, she’s creating a new work […]
• Share your news with HTF March 17, 2023
  EMBARRASS/NATIONAL QUILT DAY: The Going To Pieces Quilters will celebrate National Quilt Day on Saturday, March 18, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Pike Town Hall in Embarrass. There will be make ‘n take and demonstrations. Attendees can also bring their own projects to work on. Attendees are asked to bring lunch and […]
• Rainfall monitoring network seeks northern MN volunteers March 10, 2023
  The Minnesota State Climatology Office is looking for volunteer rainfall monitors for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS). The network includes more than 20,000 volunteers nationwide who measure precipitation in their b... Please register for a free account or log in below to access this content. The post Rainfall monitoring network seeks […]
• Share your news with HTF March 10, 2023
   GRAND RAPIDS/SHAMROCK’N BRUNCH: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with United Way of 1000 Lakes’ Shamrock’n Brunch on Saturday, March 18, at Rapids Brewing Co. From 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., enjoy Chef Kyle’s Irish-inspired buffet, live music by father and ... Please register for a free account or log in below to access this content. The […]
• A 53-year advocate for snowmobiling in Minnesota March 10, 2023
  DeLyle Pankratz is pictured with the Laurentian Trail sign. Two trails were dedicated to Pankratz in honor of his 53 years of service to the sport of snowmobiling. Submitted photo.IRON RANGE – Two special events took place honoring DeLyle Pankratz fo... Please register for a free account or log in below to access this content. […]
• Share your news with HTF March 3, 2023
   VIRGINIA/LYRIC THEATRE AUDITIONS: Lyric Youth Arts Theatre Education will be holding auditions on Monday and Tuesday, March 6 and 7, from 5 – 7 p.m. for the stage adaptation of the comingof age tale of Moana as she sets sail across the Pacific ... Please register for a free account or log in below to […]
• Share your news with HTF February 24, 2023
   PIKE SANDY/WOMEN’S CLUB SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT: The Pike Sandy Women's Club 2023 Scholarship Award will be awarded to a local graduating senior who lives in Pike, Sandy, Wuori or Embarrass township or in an unorganized township that borders P... Please register for a free account or log in below to access this content. The post Share […]
• MnDNR shares summary of 2022 accomplishments February 24, 2023
  The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources released a summary of some of its major accomplishments in 2022. From major milestones in habitat restoration that were decades in the making, to climate adaptation and mitigation efforts, to ensuring Min... Please register for a free account or log in below to access this content. The post MnDNR […]
• Help for parents of children who stutter is as close as your library February 17, 2023
  Thanks to some generous donations, the Stuttering Foundation has donated a DVD, entitled Kids Who Stutter: Parents Speak, to public libraries across the country. In this 16-minute DVD, parents and speech-language experts talk about how to promote ea... Please register for a free account or log in below to access this content. The post Help […]
• Share your news with HTF February 17, 2023
   EMBARRASS/SISU HERITAGE ANNUAL MEETING: Sisu Heritage, Inc. will hold its annual meeting on Sunday, February 26, at 2 p.m. at Embarrass Town Hall. The guest speaker will be Valerie Myntti of Eagles Nest Lake Three, presenting on “The Philosophy... Please register for a free account or log in below to access this content. The post […]